Two months from May 17th? Eh?

There’s something very odd about the question asked at the Romney fundraiser that was secretly filmed without Romney’s knowledge.

In the video, an obvious Ayn Rand devotee asks, “For the past three years, all everybody’s been told is, “don’t worry, we’ll take care of you.” How are you going to do it, in two months before the elections to convince everybody ‘you’ve got to take care of yourself’?”.

Hey, Mitt! Ur doin it wrong.

There's a great new ad out by the Obama campaign called "47 percent". It shows everyday Americans reacting as they listen to Mitt Romney's "I don't care about half the country" speech to campaign donors at the Boca Raton home of private equity manager Marc Leder on May 17.
Watch it after the jump.

Whoa.

There's one "polling" site that I watch more than any others. More than Gallup. More than Pollster. More than any other. It's Electoral-Vote.com.
I like it because it basically takes the most recent legitimate poll from each state and gives you a day-to-day snapshot of where the presidential race stands in terms of the all-important electoral vote count.
Proof after the jump.

Say, Mitt, when will these guys take personal responsibility & care about THEIR lives?

With Mitt Romney bloviating about how half the country are tax cheats that feel "entitled" to things like food and healthcare and housing, I got to thinking about who else in the USA doesn't pay taxes. Then I remembered a report by the Citizens for Tax Justice (pdf) that came out earlier this year. It was a report that showed 26 Fortune 500 companies -- PROFITABLE Fortune 500 companies, I should add -- that paid no taxes or actually got a rebate every year since 2008.
Major rant after the jump.

Are you ready to eat cake?

Like the rest, or at least 99.9%, of the country, I was appalled and offended when I watched the video tape of Mitt Romney at a fundraiser telling his super-wealthy benefactors that half the country thinks they are entitled to food and healthcare and housing and that he didn't care about them. I was incensed that he would describe half of Americans as not being willing to take personal responsibility and care about their lives.
Yeah, that's offensive, all right. It's also completely unsurprising. Come on, be honest. Did you really think that Mitt Romney felt any other way about those of us who don't make they kind of money he makes?
What was most offensive to me in that video was the guy asking the question. Follow me over the fold for more.

What does it tell you when your Representative is afraid of talking to his constituents???

A group of senior citizens recently tried to visit the Gaylord office of their U.S. Representative, Dan Benishek, to talk to him about his vote to kill Medicare. When they got to the office, it was locked with the blinds drawn and instructions to press the buzzer and state the nature of their business. They were eventually allowed in, one at a time while the others were forced to stand in the hallway, and then only because there was a reporter present.
Video and more after the jump.

Tony Trupiano is the host of the radio program, The Voice of the People, heard on blogtalkradio.com every Monday through Friday from 9 AM until Noon ET and the author of two books, and has been part of the progressive media landscape for 20-plus years. Known as "The Voice of Labor" and as an activist & advocate, Tony has no problem showing up for a good fight. Follow him on Twitter @tonytrupiano.